AI and Automation Specialist

3rd Wave; United States; À distance; USD 83 000 - 165 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

3rd Wave is seeking a Remote AI Automation Consultant (Contract/Freelance) to design and deliver automation projects for SMBs. You will integrate systems, build workflows, and apply AI to enhance processes, while keeping human oversight and an audit trail.

Projects are short-term, remote, and client-driven, with scope defined in a Statement of Work. You'll work across APIs, no-code tools, and browser automation, picking engagements that suit your skills and availability, and you’ll produce clear

Qualifications

• Experience with workflow automation platforms and REST APIs.
• Proficient in no-code/low-code data platforms.
• Ability to create end-to-end automated workflows.
• Strong documentation and client communication.

Responsabilités

• Build automated workflows connecting systems end-to-end.
• Design data pipelines pulling from APIs and web sources.
• Add AI steps with human review built in.
• Provide handover documentation for clients to maintain what you built.

Connaissances

Workflow automation

REST APIs

No-code/low-code

Browser automation

Documentation

Communication

AI prompting

Data pipelines

Outils

n8n

Make

Zapier

Airtable

Clay

Apify

Airtop

Description du poste

Remote AI Automation Consultant (Contract/Freelance) 3rd Wave | Remote | Project-based

About the role 3rd Wave is a UK-based AI automation consultancy. We design and build AI agents and workflow automation for SMBs, connecting the systems they already use so information moves between them without manual effort. We're building a pool of remote consultants to help deliver our pipeline of client projects. Work is project-based, so you'll pick up engagements that fit your skills and availability rather than committing to a single long-term role.

What you'll be doing

Every project is different, but the shape is consistent: you'll be integrating business systems (CRMs, job boards, document tools, spreadsheets, communication platforms) via APIs and browser automation, building orchestrated workflows, and layering in AI where it adds real value, always with a clear audit trail and a human able to stay in control.

• Building automated workflows that connect two or more business systems end to end
• Designing data pipelines that pull from external sources (APIs, scrapers, browser automation) and land clean, structured data somewhere useful
• Building AI-assisted steps into a workflow (extraction, classification, drafting, summarisation) with human review built in
• Producing clear handover documentation so non-technical clients can run and maintain what you've built

What we're looking for

We care more about how you think than which specific tools you've used. The common thread across our work is systems integration and automation, so you should be someone who genuinely enjoys wiring disparate tools together and making messy manual processes disappear. You'll likely be a strong fit if you have:

• Solid experience with a workflow automation platform (n8n, Make, Zapier, or similar) — n8n specifically is a big plus
• Confidence working directly with REST APIs, webhooks, and authentication flows
• Experience with no-code/low-code data platforms such as Airtable, Clay, or
• A working understanding of how to bring AI into a workflow sensibly: prompting, extracting structured output, and knowing when a human needs to check the result
• How to create one shot prompts for agent prompts
• Comfort with browser automation tools (e.g. Apify, Airtop, or similar) for the sites and services that don't offer a clean API
• Good diagnostic instincts — able to trace a broken pipeline back to its root cause rather than just patching symptoms
• Clear written communication, since you'll often be producing documentation a non-technical client relies on

How we work

• All projects are scoped in a detailed Statement of Work before work begins, so you'll always know the deliverables, timeline and assumptions upfront
• Projects typically run 2 to 6 weeks, though some clients have longer multi-phase programmes
• Remote and asynchronous by default, with discovery workshops and check-ins as needed
• You'll usually be working directly with the client's team during discovery and testing phases, not just building in isolation